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Does excessive sugar cause diabetes? Analysing Nigeria’s claim for taxing sugar beverages

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By Joseph Olaoluwa   Mama Risikat Kasali's back burned from the welts of the scorching sun as she dropped the ice cold bowl of cold drinks...

Tinubu makes inaccurate claims about Nigeria’s crude oil production, pricing in 2015

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By Philip Shimnom Clement   THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, recently stated that Nigeria's...

Did US-funded Biolabs in Nigeria lead to monkeypox outbreak?

Health Olayinka Shehu -
The media space, especially social media platforms, has been inundated with claims that the current spread of monkeypox was linked to at least four...

Misleading reports circulate that Buhari’s daughter, Zahra bags First Class in Architectural Science

General Raji Olatunji -
MULTIPLE media reports have circulated online that the daughter of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, Zahra, recently graduated from a foreign university. Several media outlets and...

Five false claims made by Atiku in the last two years

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
DURING election seasons, Nigerian politicians often make several claims about critical issues, especially on economy and governance, in a bid to convince the citizens...

Reno Omokri makes false claims about terrorism in Nigeria, Lagos’ debt

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
SPEAKING during a virtual interview with Arise TV on the 9th of August, 2022, Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan said...

Electricity: Claim that national grid has collapsed eighteen times in 2022 is FALSE

Economy Niyi Oyedeji -
FOLLOWING the collapse of Nigeria's national electricity grid last week, a viral claim has circulated online. The report, which was published by several blogs in...

Fake news, social media pose threat to 2023 election ― DSS

News Niyi Oyedeji -
THE Department of State Services (DSS) has described fake news and social media as the biggest threat to the 2023 general elections. The DSS spokesperson...

Biafra: How IPOB uses disinformation to push secession agenda

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By Ebunoluwa Olafusi   THE Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group in Nigeria, is pushing for the establishment of a sovereign state for the...

How the religious toga of misinformation fuelled COVID-19 pandemic

Insights Niyi Oyedeji -
DURING the peak of the pandemic, many religious leaders innocuously spread false narratives about COVID-19 among members of their congregation which put many lives...
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